Ward Utilities and their dry vac trucks have been active on our Great Western Highway project in Parramatta in recent weeks.
With no task too difficult, our experienced Operators can be seen here carefully excavating around existing utilities and potential heritage items in stiff clay material. By not using water, all material generated could be used for backfill saving significantly on material disposal and supply costs.
A sustainable approach to the management of this critical risk.
Ward has put together a 30-minute video on working in construction, to give high-school students learning from home an insight into the civil construction world.
The video features interviews with people from right across Ward, from CEO Julia Ward to undergraduate Nicole Sandow.
The video will be aired this week to high school students from over 500 schools in the public, catholic and independent systems.
We always jump at the opportunity to talk about civil construction, and we also love to showcase Ward’s diversity.
COVID-19 has shown us a new way of working, and our commitment to inspiring young minds to pursue a career in construction has not skipped a beat.
Pictured: Community and Stakeholder Manager Danielle Amos and Estimator Brianna Dorrough filming interviews for the video.
It is business as usual for the Ward team as we continue with our critical road network upgrade works with the aim of easing congestion in Parramatta CBD.
This photograph is of O’Connell Street in North Parramatta after a recent successful traffic switch.
Ward offers the full suite of services necessary to complete these complex network upgrade projects that are integral to easing Sydney’s congestion and improving journey outcomes.
The COVID-19 pandemic has very quickly changed the way we interact with one another in our home and working lives.
At Ward we have adapted our business processes to help keep our people, our clients and our other stakeholders safe.
Additional controls implemented include;
For more information please contact contact@wardgroup.com.au.
We welcome Michelle Tauroa, our new HSEQ Manager, to the Ward team.
Michelle has a strong record of working as a contractor’s HSEQ Manager with over 14 years infrastructure experience in the construction and transport space.
A strong advocate of the introduction of new technology to improve safety outcomes, Michelle will be a valued addition to the team.
We are delighted to have Michelle on board!
Ward Utilities was active last night on the Great Western Highway in Parramatta safely exposing and mapping existing underground services as part of the Easing Sydney Congestion Program.
GM Ross Traynor explained “We have implemented a stringent COVID-19 compliance regime that allows us to work safely as we support this essential infrastructure work. The remote operation functionality of our Dry-Vacs means they can be safely operated whilst maintaining the social distancing that is essential these days. The ability to excavate safely in the absence of water means there is no messy slurry, mist or liquid waste to account for. It provides a sustainable outcome as there is no waste generated and you can back-fill your trial holes with the excavated material. All in all it was a good productive safe night’s work.”
Don’t be fooled by our quiet head office because it is business as usual for the Ward team on all of our projects as we face up to the COVID-19 challenge.
We are reaping the benefit of Ward’s robust on-line collaborative platforms that allow Head Office and project support staff to work remotely when required.
Head Office may look quiet but the work is continuing. This is a key part of our business continuity strategy designed to meet challenges such as COVID-19.
Work is proceeding to plan across all of our project sites in strict compliance with Government social distancing, personal hygiene and self isolation guidelines.
We thank all of our team, including subcontractors and suppliers, for your dedication and hard work in keeping the work on track whilst complying with our COVID-19 requirements and we thank our clients for your continued support.
Ward is delighted to welcome Digital Transformation specialist Jana Deshpande to the team.
In this era of the Internet of Things it is essential that we harness our various data sources to provide meaningful information that can assist with optimising performance across the business. “It is exciting to work with a company that places digital technology at the forefront of what it does and is receptive to innovation” said Jana. “With the rapid pace of innovation in this digital and AI space you have to be able to adapt. I am looking forward to the challenge”.
Ward COO Brian Mahon, pictured welcoming Jana on board, said “Jana’s industry experience and expertise in digital systems makes her the ideal candidate to lead this next phase in our business transformation. Watch this space for further developments for sure”
Ward presented at the Sydney Roosters CareerWise sessions for the Under 16s and Under 18s teams on Monday afternoon.
The CareerWise sessions are designed to encourage young players to build a career outside of rugby league, to set them up for their post-football life.
To be eligible to play, the young athletes must be engaged in fulltime education, a traineeship or work.
Whilst supporting their number one goal of being selected to play in the NRL, The Roosters work hard to make sure that junior players have options for their post football life.
Ward showcased the various job types and the projects we work on. As a lot of the Under 16s and Under 18s players are still at school, there was a big focus on discussing the different pathways into the civil construction industry.
Ward’s flexible work practices makes working with us an attractive option for people with competing priorities, like playing representative football!
We loved the chance to talk about what we do, and hopefully we will be able to welcome some new recruits in the coming months.
Thanks to The Roosters for having us and to Ward HR Manager Leigh-Anne Pye, Chandos Traffic Manager Jennifer O’Brien and Community & Stakeholder Manager Danielle Amos for flying the Ward flag.
Ward is celebrating another significant project win, this time a major intersection upgrade project to help ease congestion within Parramatta CBD. The project is in the sweet spot for Ward, and allows us to demonstrate why we are the industry leaders in this challenging Sydney road network upgrade space.
Ward Utilities will be front and centre on the project, using its 3D utility mapping capability augmented by virtual reality as well as Ward’s state-of-the-art Dry Vacs (https://lnkd.in/g5EkCfX) to improve design, safety and sustainability outcomes. Our hard-won experience tells us the energy invested in locating and mapping existing utilities correctly upfront is repaid many times over in improved efficiency. It helps avoid service clashes and unnecessary utility adjustment works and so saves time, disruption and money.
In addition, Ward will partner with transport sector software leader Mooven who provides a real-time traffic flow data solution that will allow the project team to monitor traffic congestion around their site and proactively address any emerging issues, helping to improve traffic management efficiency and achieve better outcomes for the road users in Parramatta CBD.
“The use of the Dry Vacs, 3D utility mapping and the Mooven software solution means we can be more efficient and improve sustainability” said Jack Cahill, Ward Project Manager. “It is an exciting opportunity to apply new technology solutions in this challenging infrastructure space.”
More details about this fantastic new project will be announced in the coming weeks, but for now it’s heads down for the project team, preparing for what will be another flagship project for Ward.
